EPA Requests Industry Information on Emissions, Launches a Series of Webinars

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking input from public stakeholders on how to best invest $350 million included in the Inflation Reduction Act to reduce embodied greenhouse gas emissions. The agency is providing an opportunity to submit written comments as part of a request for information, or RFI. The deadline to participate is May 1. The EPA is also hosting three public engagement webinars for different topics on reducing embodied GHG. 

Reducing Embodied Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Construction Materials Prioritization and Environmental Data Improvement

March 2

2 - 3:30 p.m. EST

This webinar will ask for feedback on how to prioritize construction materials and products and how to improve data on embodied greenhouse gas emissions through measurement, standardization, transparency and reporting criteria

Reducing Embodied Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Grants and Technical Assistance for Environmental Product Declarations 

March 22

2 - 3:30 p.m. EST

This webinar will ask for feedback on new grant and technical assistance programs to help businesses calculate and report the greenhouse gas emissions data for construction materials and products through Environmental Product Declarations. 

Reducing Embodied Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Carbon Labeling

April 19

2 - 3:30 p.m. EST

This webinar will ask for feedback on how EPA could develop a carbon labeling program for construction materials and products with substantially lower embodied greenhouse gas emissions.